Ships that brought Indian migrants to Suriname
Date of arrival |
Ship's name |
Year letter |
Contract numbers |
|
05/06/1873 |
Lalla Rookh |
B |
B/1 |
B/410 |
08/07/1873 |
Bengal |
B |
B/411 |
B/910 |
25/08/1873 |
Yorkshire |
B |
B/911 |
B/1642 |
08/11/1873 |
Mangalore |
B |
B/1643 |
B/2119 |
25/11/1873 |
Calcutta |
B |
B/2120 |
B/2541 |
13/01/1874 |
Kate Kellock |
C |
C/1 |
C/469 |
14/02/1874 |
Medea |
C |
C/470 |
C/953 |
08/04/1874 |
Howrah |
C |
C/954 |
C/1413 |
1875 |
year is missing |
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1876 |
year is missing |
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29/08/1877 |
Clive |
F |
F/1 |
F/327 |
16/08/1878 |
Zanzibar |
G |
G/1 |
G/700 |
1879 |
year is missing |
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06/02/1880 |
Ailsa I |
I |
I/1 |
I/323 |
26/11/1880 |
Ailsa II |
I |
I/324 |
I/785 |
14/03/1881 |
British Statesman I |
J |
J/1 |
J/428 |
09/01/1882 |
Ailsa III |
K |
K/1 |
K/471 |
13/01/1883 |
Sheila I |
L |
L/1 |
L/452 |
18/12/1883 |
British Statesman II |
L |
L/453 |
L/902 |
08/02/1884 |
British Nation I |
M |
M/1 |
M/509 |
13/04/1884 |
Ailsa IV |
M |
M/510 |
M/1006 |
27/08/1884 |
Laleham & Peshwa |
M |
M/1007 |
M/1611 |
12/12/1884 |
British Nation II |
M |
M/1612 |
M/2134 |
14/01/1885 |
Sheila II |
N |
N/1 |
N/532 |
1886 |
year is missing |
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18/01/1887 |
John Davie |
P |
P/1 |
P/360 |
1888 |
year is missing |
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03/01/1889 |
The Bruce |
R |
R/1 |
R/517 * |
23/04/1889 |
Ganges |
R |
R/518 |
R/1098 * |
23/11/1889 |
Elbe |
R |
R/1099 |
R/1747 |
27/04/1890 |
Erne I |
S |
S/1 |
S/634 |
17/11/1890 |
Rhine (Pale zeilschip) |
S | S/635 | S/1275 |
17/05/1891 |
Hereford I |
T |
T/1 |
T/608 |
02/05/1892 |
Lena I |
U |
U/1 |
U/706 |
06/11/1892 |
British Peer |
U |
U/707 |
U/1240 |
19/04/1893 |
Hereford II |
V |
V/1 |
V/539 |
19/12/1893 |
Grecian I (Craisni) |
V |
V/544 |
V/1097 |
14/04/1894 |
Erne II |
W |
W/1 |
W/534 |
22/11/1894 |
Ems |
W |
W/535 |
W/1211 |
27/04/1895 |
Erne III |
X |
X/1 |
X/594 |
26/10/1895 |
Grecian II |
X |
X/595 |
X/1151 |
27/11/1895 |
Hereford III |
X |
X/1152 |
X/1623 |
10/04/1896 |
Mersey I |
Y |
Y/1 |
Y/659 |
17/12/1896 |
Hereford IV |
Y |
Y/674 |
Y/1181 |
1897 |
year is missing |
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13/04/1898 |
Avon I |
Aa |
Aa/1 |
Aa/616 |
27/04/1899 |
Erne IV |
Bb |
Bb/1 |
Bb/615 |
1900 |
year is missing |
|||
1901 |
year is missing |
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28-1-1902 |
Mersey II |
Ee |
Ee/1 |
Ee/679 |
28-3-1902 |
Lena II |
Ee |
Ee/680 |
Ee/1331 |
10-1-1903 |
Rhöne I |
Ff |
Ff/1 |
Ff/654 |
14-12-1904 |
Clide via Demerara |
Gg |
Gg/1 |
Gg/253 |
8-11-1905 |
Rhöne II |
Hh |
Hh/1 |
Hh/175 |
15-10-1906 |
Main |
Ii |
Ii/1 |
Ii/632 |
13-1-1907 |
Avon II |
Jj |
Jj/1 |
Jj/630 |
3-7-1907 |
Indus I |
Jj |
Jj/631 |
Jj/1456 |
4-11-1907 |
Indus II |
Jj |
Jj/1457 |
Jj/1674 |
17-2-1908 |
Ganges I |
Kk |
Kk/1 |
Kk/861 |
10-7-1908 |
Ganges II |
Kk |
Kk/862 |
Kk/1074 |
5-12-1908 |
Indus III |
Kk |
Kk/1074 |
Kk/1866 |
22-2-1909 |
Sutlej I |
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(Nw.-A'dam) |
Ll/1 |
Ll |
Ll/856 |
|
2-5-1909 |
Mutlah I |
Ll |
Ll/857 |
Ll/1424 |
27-1-1910 |
Sutlej II |
Mm |
Mm/1 |
Mm/476 |
1911 |
year is missing |
|||
7-4-1912 |
Ganges IV |
Oo |
Oo/1 |
Oo/436 |
14-5-1912 |
Mutlah II |
Oo |
||
Oo/437 |
Oo |
Oo/747 |
||
8-7-1912 |
Chenab I |
Oo |
Oo/747 |
Oo/1200 |
23-6-1913 |
Mutlah III |
Pp |
Pp/1 |
Pp/645 |
7-7-1913 |
Chenab II |
Pp |
Pp/646 |
Pp/945 |
7-1-1914 |
Sutlej III |
|
Qq/1 |
Qq/829 |
4-6-1914 |
Indus IV |
|
Qq/830 |
Qq/1567 |
1915 |
year is missing |
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24-5-1916 |
Dewa |
Ss |
Ss/1 |
Ss/303 |
* = registers are badly damaged
Source: Immigration registers CBB, Paramaribo (see also: De Klerk, p. 71-73)